HOME ABOUT US DONATE ASK THE RABBI CONTACT US
Chabad of Brentwood

Share thisPost a CommentPrintSend this page to a friendSubscribe


Mishnah 2





About the Speaker

Silberstein, Eli
Rabbi Eli Silberstein is director of Chabad of Ithaca, NY. He lectures on Talmudic law and Jewish mysticism and is author of JLI courses. Rabbi Silberstein is renowned for his vast knowledge of Jewish law, philosophy and kabbalah.


© Copyright Chabad House of Ithaca, all rights reserved.

In loving memory of Yosef Yitzchak ben Shmuel Meir.

אֵלּוּ הֵן בֵּין הַפְּרָקִים: בֵּין בְּרָכָה רִאשׁוֹנָה לִשְׁנִיָּה, בֵּין שְׁנִיָּה לִ"שְׁמַע", וּבֵין "שְמַע" לִ"וְהָיָה אִם שָׁמֹעַ", בֵּין "וְהָיָה אִם שָׁמֹעַ" ל"וַיֹּאמֶר", בֵּין "וַיֹּאמֶר" לֶ"אֱמֶת וְיַצִּיב". רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר: בֵּין "וַיֹּאמֶר" לֶ"אֱמֶת וְיַצִּיב" – לֹא יַפְסִיק. אָמַר רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן קָרְחָה: לָמָּה קָדְמָה "שְמַע" לִ"וְהָיָה אִם שָׁמֹעַ"? אֶלָּא כְדֵי שֶׁיְּקַבֵּל עָלָיו עֹל מַלְכוּת שָׁמַיִם תְּחִלָּה, וְאַחַר כַּךְ יְקַבֵּל עָלָיו עֹל מִצְוֹת. "וְהָיָה אִם שָׁמֹעַ" ל"וַיֹּאמֶר"? שֶׁ"וְהָיָה אִם שָׁמֹעַ" נוֹהֵג בַּיּוֹם וּבַלַּילָה, "וַיֹּאמֶר" אֵינוֹ נוֹהֵג אֶלָּא בַיּוֹם.

These are the section breaks: between the first and second blessings, between the second blessing and Shema (Deuteronomy 6:4), between Shema and V'hayah im shamoa ("If you truly listen")(Deuteronomy 11:13), between V'hayah im shamoa and Vayomer ("[God] said")(Numbers 15:37), between Vayomer and Emet v'yatziv ("True and enduring"). Rabbi Yehuda says: between Vayomer and Emet v'yatziv -- one may not pause. Rabbi Yehoshua ben Korchah said: why does Shema precede V'hayah im shamoa? So that one may accept the yoke of the kingdom of heaven first and after that accept the yoke of the commandments. And [why does] V'hayah im shamoa [precede] Vayomer? Because V'hayah im shamoa applies during the day and at night and Vayomer only applies during the day.


Share thisPost a CommentPrintSend this page to a friendSubscribe

By Eli Silberstein   More articles...  |   RSS Listing of Newest Articles by this Author
The content on this page is copyrighted by the author, publisher and/or Chabad.org, and is produced by Chabad.org. If you enjoyed this article, we encourage you to distribute it further, provided that you comply with the copyright policy.
 



Post a Comment
Subject:
Comment:
  1000 Characters Remaining
Name*:
Email*:
City:   State/Country:
* indicates a required field
 

Now Playing...

Mishnah 2
  (34:39)

More Audio

PlayPlay (31:36)
PlayPlay (29:34)
PlayPlay (23:17)
PlayPlay (38:02)

Subscribe

Get the best in Jewish audio & video delivered to your inbox
 

Chabad of Brentwood 644 S Bundy Drive Los Angeles, CA 90049-4038 310-826-4453

Powered by Chabad.org © 2001-2009 Chabad-Lubavitch Media Center. All rights reserved.
In everlasting memory of Rabbi Yosef Y. Kazen, pioneer of Torah, Judaism and Jewish information on the web